Holiday Spending Is Set to Top $1 Trillion. The Independent C-Store’s Holiday Playbook
The NRF forecasts that 2026 holiday sales (November 1 through December 31) will grow 4.2% to $1.013 trillion. Holiday shoppers still need gas, coffee, snacks,
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The NRF forecasts that 2026 holiday sales (November 1 through December 31) will grow 4.2% to $1.013 trillion. Holiday shoppers still need gas, coffee, snacks,
Ask any independent c-store owner what keeps them up at night and “staffing” is near the top of the list. NACS reports that store-level employee
According to the NRF, U.S. businesses paid $198.25 billion in credit and debit card swipe fees in 2025, and swipe fees are now most retailers
Fuel still pays the bills, but it pays less than most people think. NACS reports that fuel accounted for 65.0% of total convenience store sales
Convenience retail just posted its 23rd straight year of in-store sales growth. NACS reports that U.S. in-store sales reached $341.2 billion in 2025, up 1.7%.
If you own one store, or ten, you are not a niche. According to NACS, 95,672 of the 151,975 convenience stores in the U.S. belong
For IT and operations directors in the convenience and fuel retail sector, the core challenge is integration. You have to keep a complex, distributed environment
Operating an independent convenience store means wearing every hat. You are the marketer, the inventory specialist, the accountant, and often, the cashier. According to the
For enterprise and multi-site convenience store operators, managing scale is no longer just about adding locations – it is about controlling the complexity that comes
In August 2026, a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh in Quincy, Illinois sold a $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot ticket and collected a $500,000 retailer bonus. A
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